A new look at the psychometric paradigm of perception of hazards Export

@article{citeulike:133866, abstract = {The psychometric paradigm has been the most influential model in the field of risk analysis. The "cognitive maps" of hazards produced by the paradigm seem to explain how laypeople perceive the various risks they face. Because most of the studies used aggregated data, analyzed using principal component analysis, it is not known whether the model neglects individual differences in risk perception. There has been much criticism on the fact that few studies have examined individual differences in the cognitive representation of hazards. In order to detect and describe the internal structure of the three-way data, we conducted a three-way component analysis (3MPCA). Data for the present analysis were derived from a mail survey conducted in Switzerland. Participants were asked to judge 9 attributes for 26 hazards. Individual differences in the cognitive representation of hazards were correlated with external variables (e. g., general trust). The results suggest that methods permitting individual differences should be used more frequently and that utilizing different methods could provide greater insight into the cognitive representation of risks.}, author = {Siegrist, Michael and Keller, Carmen and Kiers, H. A. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {133866}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00580.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00580.x}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/risk/2005/00000025/00000001/art00020}, doi = {10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00580.x}, issn = {0272-4332}, journal = {Risk Analysis}, keywords = {aggregate, analysis, benefit, component, confidence, gender, paradigm, perception, psychometric, public, risk, scaling, technology, three-way, trust}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {211--222}, posted-at = {2008-05-13 19:45:00}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {A new look at the psychometric paradigm of perception of hazards}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00580.x}, volume = {25}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:133866 L3 - citeulike-article-id:133866 N2 - The psychometric paradigm has been the most influential model in the field of risk analysis. The "cognitive maps" of hazards produced by the paradigm seem to explain how laypeople perceive the various risks they face. Because most of the studies used aggregated data, analyzed using principal component analysis, it is not known whether the model neglects individual differences in risk perception. There has been much criticism on the fact that few studies have examined individual differences in the cognitive representation of hazards. In order to detect and describe the internal structure of the three-way data, we conducted a three-way component analysis (3MPCA). Data for the present analysis were derived from a mail survey conducted in Switzerland. Participants were asked to judge 9 attributes for 26 hazards. Individual differences in the cognitive representation of hazards were correlated with external variables (e. g., general trust). The results suggest that methods permitting individual differences should be used more frequently and that utilizing different methods could provide greater insight into the cognitive representation of risks. IS - 1 JF - Risk Analysis SN - 0272-4332 EP - 222 TI - A new look at the psychometric paradigm of perception of hazards PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 25 SP - 211 KW - aggregate KW - analysis KW - benefit KW - component KW - confidence KW - gender KW - paradigm KW - perception KW - psychometric KW - public KW - risk KW - scaling KW - technology KW - three-way KW - trust AU - Siegrist, Michael AU - Keller, Carmen AU - Kiers, HAL PY - 2005/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00580.x ER -